Abstract
This work reports the development of a multifunctional thermosensitive liposomal nanoplatform (PcS4 @Lip-FA) based on a metal-free phthalocyanine modified with tetra-sulfonates (PcPS4 ), which exhibited photodynamic and photothermal activities simultaneously. Upon irradiation with a near infrared laser, thermosensitive PcS4 @Lip-FA could release PcS4 as a result of the local hyperthermia of PcS4 . Interestingly, PcS4 could easily chelate with Cu2+ , leading to the enhancement of photothermal activity and decrease of photodynamic activity. In addition, in vivo fluorescence imaging revealed that PcS4 @Lip-FA could selectively accumulate in tumor tissue of H22 tumor-bearing mice after tail vein injection, and exhibited a significant anticancer phototherapeutic effect, with a tumor inhibition rate of 83.5 %. Therefore, PcPS4 @Lip-FA has realized fluorescence imaging-guided combined cancer treatment, providing a promising multifunctional nanoplatform for cancer diagnostics and therapy.
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